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391

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio France International

« on: March 05, 2020, 1757 UTC »

13740 KHZ @ 17:45 UTC in French.   Interview conducted by YL with an OM interviewee.   Weak signal with erratic QSB throughout.

QRT 17:57
Back on @ 18:00 to Central Africa with a slightly improved signal strength

SINPO: 2-3-2-2-2
TARGET:   Western Africa
TX: Issoudun

392

Shortwave Broadcast / BKSA (uncharacteristically off frequency)

« on: March 03, 2020, 1501 UTC »

 17.893.98 MHZ , off the usual 17.895.    Standard prayer chants.  QRT:  14:57

SINPO: 2-3-2-2-2
TARGET: North Africa

393

Shortwave Broadcast / R. AZADI (Radio Free Afghanistan)

« on: March 03, 2020, 1417 UTC »

On the usual 15640 KHZ @ 14:01 UTC in Dari.   OM with narrative.  YM /YF with news feature introductions @ 14:07 UTC.  Mention of Taliban @14:09   Playback  of commentaries of what sounded like field correspondents @ 14:16.   Consistent QSB throughout. 

SINPO: 3-2-2-2-2(+)
TX:  Santa Maria de Galeria (16 miles NW of the Vatican in Rome)
TARGET:   Afghanistan

394

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA to Middle East

« on: February 27, 2020, 1500 UTC »

15600 KHZ @ 14:42 UTC in Kurdish. OM conducting interview with a YM .   Erratic bursts of moderate to heavy QRN.
QRT @ 14:59


SINPO: 3-3-2-2-3
TARGET:  Middle East
TX:   Wooferton UK

395

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Turkey

« on: February 25, 2020, 1618 UTC »

11815 KHZ @ 1605 UTC in Turkish targeting Europe.  OM/YL Narrative with some interspersing of recorded commentary from loud, passionate YM's.   Moderate to heavy QRN.

SINPO: 3-2-2-3-2
TARGET: Europe
TX: Emirer

396

Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist World Radio via Guam

« on: February 18, 2020, 1359 UTC »

9740 KHZ @ 13:48 UTC (07:48 Local) 18 Feb 20 in Korean.  YM with narrative until 13:54 then light woodwind music with piano background.   More narrative by Y/L  @ 13:57 barely decipherable.  S7-9 on the signal but muddy audio with moderate to heavy QRN throughout.

QRT @ 13:59

SINPO:  3-2-1-2-2
TX:  Agat, Guam . 100kw
Target:  Far East

397

SDR - Software Defined Radio / SDR recommendation......

« on: February 09, 2020, 2003 UTC »

....for an SDR compatible with MAC BOOK AIR running MAC OS HIGH SIERRA Version 10.13.6.  Just doing a little research there seems to be an extraordinary amount of problems with SDR/MAC capability.  I'm looking in the $200-$300 Range.
Thanks.

398

Shortwave Broadcast / RADIO GUINEA

« on: February 04, 2020, 2254 UTC »

9650 khz  @ 22:35 UTC 4 FEB, 20 with OM and YL narrative in French referencing "Somalia"..  Just talk to 22:48 then very short musical bridge to another conversation with another YM joining in.  Strong bursts of QRM throughout most of the monitoring that subsided somewhat by 22:50 then increasing again by 22:52.

SINPO: 4-2-2-3-3(-)
TX:  CONARKY
TG:  West Africa

399

Shortwave Broadcast / VATICAN RADIO to Central Africa

« on: February 04, 2020, 1727 UTC »

11625 KHZ @ 1715 UTC 4 FEB 2O with male narrative in French. Dreadful signal S1-S3 with heavy QRN out of Santa Maria di Galeria.

Music @ 17:26 . QRT 1 minute later.

17:30 . UTC Back on again using the Talata-Volondary transmit site out if Madagascar with a considerably better (but not good) signal.

400

General Radio Discussion / ICOM R7000

« on: January 29, 2020, 1636 UTC »

My R7000 with a Diamond Discone antenna cant seem to hold a signal when in  SCAN mode.  Strength of signal doesnt seem to be the problem as both weak to strong signals break squelch ok but the 7000 immediately resumes scanning regardless of the signal strength.  If I reduce the squelch from the 12 oclock position  the unit stops at every memory channel setting whether there is an active signal or not, just the normal interference.  The SCAN SPEED, SCAN DELAY and FM/FMn settings seem to be working perfectly and  have no effect on this problem.  The unit otherwise works fine and holds signals perfectly if in manual mode - its just the  SCAN modes that display this problem.  Any ideas, guys?
Thanks,
Don

401

Shortwave Broadcast / FURUSATO NO KAZE ?

« on: January 27, 2020, 1627 UTC »

 9690 KHZ @ 16:17  27 JAN 20 in Japanese.     YL introducing OM and discussion followed.   This is normally a REE frequency at this time but not today.       Slight musical bridge back to the YL @ 16:23   Then Japanese theatre music @ 16:24
No ID.
QRT @ 16:30 Right on schedule.

SINPO: 3-3-2-3-3
TX:    Tamsui, Taiwan
TARGET:  Unknown

402

Shortwave Broadcast / RADIO ITAHUKA

« on: January 25, 2020, 1859 UTC »

15420 @18:48 UTC 25 Jan. 20 . 2 YM's with discussion speaking in Kirundi.   Just talk until 18:55 then Piano music with male vocals .
Moderately strong signal with heavy QRN.
QRT:  1 minute early @ 18;58

SINPO:3-1-2-2-2
TX:   Talata Volonodry, Madagascar
TARGET:   RWANDA

403

Shortwave Broadcast / African Pathways Radio

« on: January 25, 2020, 1827 UTC »

13670 @ 18:20 UTC 25 JAN. 20 in English.  YM giving a biographical summary of a young Kenyan woman .  Wonderful signal on the FRG.  ID and Schedule @ 18:27  followed by THIS DAY IN HISTORY program

SINPO. 4-5-4-5-4+
TX:  Mahajanga, Madagascar
Target:  Western Africa

404

Shortwave Broadcast / AIR Vivdh Bharati

« on: January 18, 2020, 1619 UTC »

9865 KHZ @ 16:11 UTC 18 Jan 20 in Hindi,   Hindu chant music with OM comments between.  Weak but very steady signal. Some QRM  @ 16:17

SINPO:  1-3-3 -4-3
TX:  Aligarh ( 72 miles SE of New Delhi) . Not the Bengaluri Short-Wave.info shows.
TARGET:  South Asia

405

Shortwave Broadcast / Deutsche Welle to East Africa

« on: January 12, 2020, 1640 UTC »

13775 KHZ @ 1630 UTC 13 Jan. 20 in Amharic.   YL in a heated discussion with 2 OMs .   No Music, just the debate that went on and on.....

SINPO: 2-3-2-3-2
TARGET:  East Africa
TX:   Issoud